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Britain: Origin, Geographical Distribution
From Mac, son, and Clode, from Claudius, the second emperor who invaded Britain. Churchill says he was named Claudius because, through fear of death, he buried himself alive, being plucked by the heels out of a hole to be set upon the throne.
Britain Surname Origin
Britain: Place of Origin :  London (United Kingdom) |  Gloucestershire (United Kingdom) |  Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) |  Cornwall (United Kingdom) |  Cambridgeshire (United Kingdom) |  North Yorkshire (United Kingdom)
Britain: Online Family Trees
BRITAIN ICENI Abt 0055 In Of Venta Icenorum Now Casiter Saint Edmund (Norfolk, England, United Kingdom)  -
BRITAIN , England (England, United Kingdom) 1002 - 1002
BRITAIN Ad, Welsh (England, United Kingdom) 1624 - 1936
BRITAIN Brittian (England, United Kingdom) 1624 - 1936
BRITAIN Cumbria (Cumbria, England, United Kingdom)  -
BRITAIN Of (England, United Kingdom) 1624 - 1624
of BRITAIN ,England (England, United Kingdom) 300 - 300
of SILURIA of BRITAIN Trevan,Llanilid,Glamorganshire (Wales, United Kingdom)  -
of BRITAIN Wales (Wales, United Kingdom) 328 - 1670
of BRITAIN England, Gb (England, United Kingdom) 398 - 398

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Britain: Books that contain this surname
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BRITAINHistory of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the territory included within its limits to the present time, with a notice of the geology of the county, and catalogues of its minerals, plants, quadrupeds, and birds
Author: Smith, George, 1804-1882 - Published in 1862
... of Concord, and subsequently with Mary Britain, a daughter of Bartholomew Coppock, and Edward with Abigail, daughter of John and ...
BRITAINMemorial and Family History of Erie County, New York ... (Volume 1)
Author: Genealogical Publishing Company (N.Y .) - Published in 1908
... 1764. Jonathan Dodge, son of David Britain, was born at Block Island, R. I., in 1721, and died in 1794. ...
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